US Labor Market Snapshot — May 2026

The Big Picture

Overall hiring demand has essentially returned to where it stood in early 2020, with Indeed job postings roughly even with the immediate pre-pandemic baseline. That may sound ominous, but the pre-pandemic job market was generally strong and balanced. Even so, despite a strong payroll report in May, this is still a low-hire, low-fire market, and the labor

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